Monday, November 6, 2017

Case of the Week 467

This week's post is the second in my new collaboration with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp and Idzi Potters. The following objects were seen in a urine specimen from a 73 year old man. They measure approximately 150 micrometers in length. The specimen was delayed in getting to the laboratory, and the patient indicated that it was mixed with toilet water.


Identification?

13 comments:

Sarah J said...

They're adorable. My guess is a non-pathogenic Paramecium, possibly caudatum.

Unknown said...

miracidium of Schistosoma haematobium

Anonymous said...

Interesting case! They look like Schistosoma miracidia. Probably of S. haematobium, as it is a urine sample; I even thought I saw red blood cells, which would indicate hematuria that is compatible with genitourinary schistosomiasis.

Anonymous said...

That's really cool! I browsed youtube for miracidia videos (miracidios?) and the motility of this one looks most like S. haematobium.

Mark Fox

Anonymous said...

My bet will be miracidium of S. haematobium with its pointed front end, Paramecias do not have this morphological aspect. The presence of red cells also is indicative of the infection.

Florida Fan

Anonymous said...

Idzi,
Merci beaucoup pour un cas très intéressant. Votre œuvre photographique est incroyablement superbe. Notre connaissance des parasites sera meilleure grâce à votre contribution.

Florida Fan

Anonymous said...

This is Schistosoma spp miracidium!

Idzi P. said...

Merci pour ces compliments, Florida!
C'est toujours agréable d'entendre que mon travail est bien apprécié!
Et ça me rend heureux quand les gens trouvent mon travail intéressant!
Encore une fois merci!!!
Idzi

Anonymous said...

From my basic biology this looks like a euglena or shistosoma. Paramecium have cilia throughout the body with a curvature and nucleus. The monentum is not that of an amoeba.

Anonymous said...

Aw, this was an incredibly good post. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to generate a very good article… but what can I say… I put things off a lot and don't manage to
get anything done.

Akebono Indian said...

But is there any terminal spine?

Anonymous said...

I have a similar video like this. How can I post it here???

ParasiteGal said...

Hello Anonymous,
This blog doesn't allow posting from individuals other than the editor/author (me). However you are welcome to email me at b_pritt@yahoo.com if you'd like me to consider a case for a future posting.